Lebanese Geting married to a canadian..plz help...

[ALR36]

hi there i am a lebanese getting married to a canadian living in canada....
i'm still in lebanon,i'm getting married in cyprus....
i need to know...
1)when do i begin by the immigration visa
2)how many time i need to get canada
3)is there any way to go there before immigration visa , maybe on a visit visa ...

THANKS in advance

 

[nicolet]

hey question, why are you getting married in cyprus?
You can apply for sponsership after you get married, if you are not living together it does not look good to get married the first day you will see each other! It doesnt look good in the eyes of the government. I am canadian and my husband is lebanese we waited almost 2 month before we got married! Sadly we were married december 2006 and our case took almost a year to start. That was our fault for not starting so fast. All I can say to you is get all the evidence you can to prove your relationship is the real thing. Pictures from the weding and honeymoon, and other trips, cards anything you can give them will give you a stronger case!

Good Luck, let me know if you have any more questions!!

 

[ALR36]

i'm getting married in cyprus .... because we don't have civil marriage in lebanon for christians
thank you

 

[nicolet]

you can still have a ceremoney, it can be a very small very small! My husband and I are christian as well and had a some what small ceremoney, we had about 90 people. But I am sure you can have smaller. Why would you want to not get marrid in Lebanon. Your case will still be procesed in Syria. Anywho thats just a suggestion.

The length of time it will take for your application to be finished is anyones guess. The timeline in the cic website states 3-6 months, but I have not heard a case that has been processed out of Lebanon on here. My husband and I are in our 8th month gonig on 9th since our case started. I am now in Canada waiting for him to come from Lebanon, still no word !

Hope you have a fast process.